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Enid pastor Wade Burleson has released a book detailing his three-year conflict with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Burleson, who pastors Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, made national news in January 2006 when he challenged an IMB decision that disqualified Baptist missionary candidates who spoke in tongues. COOPERATING CONSERVATIVES CLOSED-DOOR MEETINGS […]

On first glance, it would be hard to distinguish Hope Crossing from other suburban-styled communities being built across the metro. Located just north of Wilshire Boulevard off Kelley Avenue in North Oklahoma City, the neighborhood is similar to others designed by developers capitalizing on the growth of the city. But there is a big difference. […]

Local and state officials are working on plans to help Oklahomans who are now, or face becoming homeless. The effort is part of the federal stimulus package aimed at pulling the country through the current recession. Oklahoma is slated for nearly $8 million over a three-year period to provide homeless prevention programs. Oklahoma City, which […]

Ed Copelin used to make a tidy sum from bales of cardboard boxes from his Norman business, Copelin’s Office Supply. But there won’t be a check coming from the last few times the cardboard bales were picked up. The bales aren’t worth enough to compensate Copelin for them. INSATIABLE HUNGER THREE CITIES RECYCLING RATE That […]

The Oklahoma Carbon Initiative, a program of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, is helping state farmers earn money when they practice sustainable agriculture and reduce greenhouse gases. The initiative brokers contracts between the farmers ” whose sustainable practices create carbon credits ” and the individual or organization that needs to purchase those credits, allowing […]

Most little boys play sports and crawl in the dirt. They get into mischief with their siblings and seem to possess never-ending energy as they bounce around the house and run around the neighborhood.  Six-year-old Connor Karow is no different. He runs track and plays soccer along with a host of other sports. The only […]

Rose State College in Midwest City will be accepting donations for wildfire victims. “Our hearts go out to the community we serve, to those who are injured or who lost homes in this fire. We are trying to locate and help any faculty, staff or students whose lives are affected by this tragedy,” Terry Britton, […]

Halving the dose of prescriptions. Skipping vital prescriptions. Not even purchasing prescriptions. Many without insurance are making these choices in order to pay for shelter, fuel or food. In Oklahoma, more than 700,000 people ” close to 17 percent ” don’t have insurance or can’t afford to purchase medicine, as reported by Rx for Oklahoma, […]

Cox Communications, Oklahoma’s largest Internet service provider, has caught the attention of net-neutrality activists with a new system that prioritizes its customers’ Internet use. In late January, Cox announced it would be testing a new method of traffic management on its high-speed networks in Kansas and Arkansas. AVERAGE USER UP-FRONT PEER-TO-PEER DOWNLOADS Starting in February, […]

Contrary to popular belief, fry bread is not a traditional food for American Indians. Pulled hot from vat of hot oil and usually paired with some type of soup or as part of a taco, it has a firm place in Indian Country, particularly among Oklahoma’s 37 tribes. Research shows that it could have started […]